Napkin-holder.



E. FULLER & A. LANGE.

NAPKIN HOLDER.

APPLICATION rum) 1 213.2, 1912.

1,053,126. Patented Feb. 11,1913.

. Hen/neg COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH cov, WASHINGTON, u. c.

STATES PATENT @FFIQE.

EUGENE FULLER AND ALBERT LANGE, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNORS,BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO EUGENE FULLER, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

NAPKIN-I-IOLDER.

Application filed February 2, 1912.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that We, EUGENE FULLER and ALBERT LANGE, citizens of theUnited States, and residents of the city of Providence, in the county ofProvidence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Napkin-Hold ers, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to napkin holders, and has for its object toprovide a holder of this character that is constructed of a strip ofthin sheet material adapted to be bent into loop form to provide a bandaround the body of a rolled napkin, the opposite ends of the band beingcrossed and secured by interlocking the notched opposite edges of thestrip thereby providing legs or feet on which the holder may stand.

A further object of the invention is to provide the end of oneor both ofthe legs with a groove or depression whereby said looped holder whenremoved from the napkin may be laid upon its side to rest upon its body,and one of its legs, and to serve as a support for a lighted cigar, oneend of which may rest in said groove and the opposite end upon the upperside of the body portion, thereby serving the double purpose of a napkinring and also that of a cigar holder.

lVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction, as will be more fully described andparticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

Of the accompanying drawings: Figure lis a perspective view illustratingour improved napkin holder serving'as a binding band for a rollednapkin. Fig. 2 shows the napkin holder as a narrow strip in extendedposition as blanked from sheet stock. Fig. 3 illustrates the strip ashaving been bent into loop or band form and the opposite notched edgesin position to be engaged or interlocked one with the other. Fig. -1 isan end elevation illustrating the members in engaged position withoppositely extending supporting legs. Fig. 5 illustrates the combinationnapkin ring and cigar holder as supporting a cigar.

Referring to the drawings 10 designates the napkin holder which isconstructed of a thin strip of material such as cardboard, celluloid, Orother material, but the same is preferably constructed of thin sheetmetal Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 11, 1913.

Serial No. 675.092.

blanked out into the form of an elongated strip, as illustrated in Fig.2, having its ends recessed as at 11-1l for the purpose presentlydescribed and also provided with a plurality of notches 12 on one edgenear one end of the strip said notches being substantially the depth ofone-half the width of the strip. The strip is also provided with acorresponding set of notches 13 formed in the opposite edge and near theopposite end of said strip. A strip thus formed in being applied to anapkin 14, as shown in Fig. 1, is bent into the form of a loop aroundthe napkin roll, thereby providing a binding band for securing the rollfirmly in position, then the opposing notched edges are brought togetherone interlocking with the other thereby-causing the opposite ends 15 and16 to cross and to extend a short distance after crossing in opposite directions, thereby providing legs or feet upon which the holder isdesigned to stand. In other words, the band is carried tight around thenapkin roll and the corresponding opposite notches are caused to engageeach other thereby locking the band tightly onto the napkin roll andholding the legs or feet in juxtaposition or in a position near eachother. By providing a plurality of these notches the holder may bereadily adjusted to fit closely around a napkin roll of any size.

A further object of this invention is to so form the same that it mayalso be used as a cigar holder when not in use for retaining the napkin,in which case itis only necessary after removing the holder from thenapkin to bend it back again into the loop form and lay it down on itsside as illustrated in Fig. 5 where it is supported by one of its feet16, the other foot extending on an angle upward. The lighted cigar 17may now be supported on the holder one end of the cigar engaging thenotched portion 11 of the foot 15 and the opposite end of the cigarresting upon the body portion of the holder. In this way the device maybe used as a combined napkin ring and cigar holder.

The device is extremely simple and inexpensive in construction andadapted to serve a plurality of useful purposes.

e claim:

1. A napkin holder comprising a strip of sheet material having notchesformed in the opposite sides thereof adjacent each end, said strip beingadapted to be formed into a loop With said ends crossed and said notchesinterlocked, the ends beyond said crossing point being extended to formsupporting legs.

2. A napkin holder comprising a strip of sheet material having notchesformed in the opposite sides thereof adjacent each end, said strip beingadapted to be formed into a loop With said ends crossed and said notchesinterlocked, the ends beyond said crossing point being extended to formsupporting legs, the ends of said strip being also notched to form feetupon said supporting legs.

In testimony whereof We aflix our signatures in presence of tWoWitnesses.

EUGENE FULLER. ALBERT LANGE.

Witnesses:

HOWARD E. BARLOW, E. I. OGDEN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

